Hire some excavators. Behind the house, dig a huge trench to roll that rock away from the back wall of the house. Then, create a high, chevron-shaped berm pointed up the hillside, so that any more rocks that roll down will be parted to one side or the other and avoid the structures.

Groundman
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2014-02-02T05:52:11Z —
#4

I'll buy it! Can you imagine the chances of that happening again?

....editHa! Of course the chances are good. I didn't read the caption referring to the older rock. But, mostly, I was giving a nod to Garp.

tekna2007
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2014-02-02T05:58:35Z —
#5

I wonder if you could make it so the next one vaults over the house to join Steve and his friend? That would be some big air-time.

awjt
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2014-02-02T06:15:20Z —
#6

Well, it would be awesome, but (pedantically) I was also wondering how fast these things even went. My hunch says it was a fairly slow-motion disaster, with the rocks just kind of plowing the dirt and barn apart in a leisurely way, rather than lightning fast like they'd been shot out of a volcano.

tekna2007
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2014-02-02T06:50:08Z —
#7

One can dream ...

Elusis
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2014-02-02T08:08:36Z —
#8

Has Wile E. Coyote accounted for his whereabouts at the time?

christoingram
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2014-02-02T09:12:36Z —
#9

I came here to quote this too!

thaumatechnicia
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2014-02-02T13:30:36Z —
#10

Finally located it: 46.323322N 11.232981E - I wonder when the satellite data will be updated with the other rock.

Part of the hillside/cliff was dynamited so as to prevent more of these.

Here's an interesting video of the destruction taken by a drone: VIDEO

awjt
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2014-02-02T19:38:10Z —
#13

They may have dynamited, but it looks like they missed a huge toenail of rock sticking out at the top of the hill! It's sitting there on a skinny pillar at the beginning of the vid. I still think a built up berm of earthworks is the only way to save future destruction. Plus I'd get the hell outta there.

Snagglepuss
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2014-02-02T19:45:26Z —
#14

"Man lives by geological whim alone." - Anon.

tekna2007
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2014-02-02T20:06:30Z —
#15

See also McPhee, The Control of Nature.

bocomo
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2014-02-02T20:49:59Z —
#16

like this?

tekna2007
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2014-02-03T01:07:08Z —
#17

Now that's what I'm talking 'bout!

LDoBe
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2014-02-03T07:08:39Z —
#18

awjt:

I still think a built up berm of earthworks is the only way to save future destruction. Plus I'd get the hell outta there.

The second one.

shweeney
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2014-02-03T14:39:36Z —
#19

Wasn't that film set in Spain?

doctorow
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2014-02-07T04:01:28Z —
#20

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